Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison will join the Jobs, Not Cuts Rally on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Each will give opening remarks welcoming participants to the Capitol. Grassroots activists will rally at the Capitol for job creation and to protest Republican job cuts as well as cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Announces Latest Jobs Legislation in Framework to Rebuild the American Dream
September 21, 2011
Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) co-chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison along with CPC leaders Reps. John Conyers, Charles Rangel and Barbara Lee, today unveiled the next round of legislation in the CPC "Rebuild the American Dream Framework." The new initiatives focus on rebuilding our economy immediately with emergency jobs legislation and implementing longer-term job creation strategies.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reject Republican Job Killing Legislation
September 21, 2011
Today, we stood with the American people and rejected yet another Republican proposal that will kill thousands of jobs. Americans won't stand for Republican politicians that refuse to lift a finger to help flood victims unless they can put thousands of Americans out of work in return. At no point in our history has one party attempted to hold disaster funds hostage, and it is simply unconscionable.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Celebrate End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
September 20, 2011
The end of the discriminatory ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy is a milestone for civil rights in America. The Congressional Progressive Caucus has long supported the LGBT community in the battle against this failed policy, which is responsible for the discharge of more than 13,000 highly qualified American service members. This misguided policy forced an additional estimated 65,000 service members to hide who they are to serve the country they love.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Raul M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison Respond to President Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan
September 19, 2011
As co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, we congratulate President Obama on many of his proposals to cut our deficits and balance our national budget. The president's determination to reduce the large national debt that he inherited after years of costly wars, unchecked defense spending, corporate welfare and giveaways to the wealthy few is admirable.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Unveils the Rebuild the American Dream Framework
September 13, 2011
Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison were joined by colleagues Jan Schakowsky, Lynn Woolsey, John Conyers, Charlie Rangel, Jim McDermott and Barbara Lee today to introduce the Rebuild the American Dream Framework and emergency jobs legislation. Video highlights of the tour are available at http://bit.ly/o5GyDU.
Congressional Progressive Caucus To Unveil Jobs Platform and Emergency Jobs Legislation Sept. 13
September 9, 2011
Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) co-chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison will be joined by several other members of the Caucus on Tuesday, Sept. 13, to introduce the Rebuild the American Dream Framework, the CPC's jobs platform. Members will call for emergency jobs legislation above and beyond the President's proposals to put even more people back to work.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Call for Super-Committee Public Hearings on Job Creation
August 25, 2011
Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison sent a letter today to Senator Patty Murray and Representative Jeb Hensarling, Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, calling on the so-called "Super Committee" to hold public hearings on job creation. The letter encourages the committee to "embrace a job creation strategy as the surest way to reduce the deficit and create a sustainable economy."
Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Oppose Deficit Deal
August 1, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva and Rep. Keith Ellison, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), released the following statement in advance of today's vote in the House of Representatives:
With Republicans in Washington continuing to risk default on the full faith and credit of the United States, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is urging an end to political posturing to avert this catastrophe. Yesterday the CPC adopted a resolution in support of H.R. 2663, The America Pays Its Bills Act offered by Rep. Welch. This bill calls for a clean debt ceiling vote "in order to end the Republican-created Default crisis."
